'42' Tech Sector Mag: Huntsville Times Local Tech magazine (http://www.al.com/42/). This is a good way for us to present ourselves to local technologists and other tech areas. There is great potential to attract new members.

Advertising in '42'; 256-532-4250 and distribution of '42' at your business/company, call Darren Mack at 256-532-4481.

Mr. Budd McLaughlin of the Huntsville Times - Times Business Editor, writes a weekly column on interesting news in Huntsville's business community. He has an interest in local technology business. This would be a good way to get visibility as a technology business, albeit a non-profit one. E-mail or call him with ideas: budd.mclaughlin@htimes.com and 532-4527, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/bmclaughlin/index.html

Mz. Anna Claire Vollers of the Huntsville Times - Editor of Spark magazine and Associate Niche Publications Editor. Spark Mag is a lifestyle magazine guiding readers to the best in entertainment, design, culture, food and fashion in North Alabama. This would be good for getting our name out to the general public. Contact at: anna.vollers@htimes.com, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/avollers/index.html

Food

Rocket City Meats has a 60-70 lb pig, or a 80-90 lb pig. Both are @ $2.49 / lb. Looking at $200.

Alternate suggestions are welcome!

We also need cinderblocks

Vegetarian side dish:

Salads/side (At least 1 green (vegetable) salad)

Shrimp Ring - Because Spacefelix loves cocktail shrimp.

Dessert

Fruit Salad - Spacefelix

BBQ sauce

Buns

Plates

Cups

Bowls?

Plastic Ware

Drinks

Ice and cooler

Projects/Talks

I would like to do scheduled 15 min talks

What I have in mind here is setting up a talks corner in the wood working area. Members who want to highlight a specific project will give a short talk about it. I would like to publish the list of talks prior to the event. Please sign up early.

If you would like to give a talk please select a time slot

6:00pm - MakerGarden - Spacefelix; an experiment in permaculture at the shop.

6:20pm

6:40pm

7:00pm

7:20pm

7:40pm

8:00pm

And so on.

For members who would prefer to only have a project on display and not prepare a talk about it, please note your project below.

Solar Food Dryer and Hydraulic Ram Pump from the Appropriate Tech Lab, Collab with EWB - Spacefelix, appropriate technology, open source and hackerspaces and how their philosophies can go hand-in-hand and what results.

MakerSat, MakerLaunch & Various Things That Shoot Fire & Make Noise, Collab with Project HALO - Spacefelix, citizen spaceflight, what it takes to do it and how a hackerspace can help.